The Indian smartphone market was positive in Q3 of 2025, according to Countpoint's report. The market grew in sheer volume by 5% Year-over-Year compared to Q3 of 2024. But even more impressively, it grew 18% in value YoY. That's because of an increase in the premium segment (phones above INR 30,000) - shipments grew 29% YoY, driven by robust demand for Apple and Samsung flagships. Apple secured 9% of the total volume but impressively, 28% of the value share. Samsung was second, in value terms, at 23% of the entire market share. Vivo was first in volume of shipped phones and third...

Samsung was supposed to revamp its flagship smartphone lineup next year, rumors said, but if that was ever true, the company changed its mind at some point and now we're expecting the Galaxy S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra to arrive in early 2026. Today purported screen protectors for the trio have been leaked in China, and you can see them below. Two things stand out here, alongside the confirmation that these will be the three models launching early next year. S26、S26+、S26 Ultra pic.twitter.com/JRVUwipvRp— PhoneArt (@UniverseIce) November 3, 2025 First, the bezels seem very small and...

Oppo is gearing up to launch the Reno15 series soon, and so far we've heard it would have a Pro Max member alongside the vanilla device and the Pro. Today one of the members of the Reno15 family ran Geekbench, and its run is now available in the benchmark's online database. For what it's worth, the prototype in question managed a single-core score of 1,668 and a multi-core score of 6,274. The handset is powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 8450 SoC, paired with 16GB of RAM. It will run Android 16 with ColorOS 16 from the day it launches. We assume this is the Reno15 or the Reno15 Pro,...

Oppo is gearing up to launch the Reno15 series soon, and so far we've heard it would have a Pro Max member alongside the vanilla device and the Pro. Today one of the members of the Reno15 family ran Geekbench, and its run is now available in the benchmark's online database. For what it's worth, the prototype in question managed a single-core score of 1,668 and a multi-core score of 6,274. The handset is powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 8450 SoC, paired with 16GB of RAM. It will run Android 16 with ColorOS 16 from the day it launches. We assume this is the Reno15 or the Reno15 Pro,...

Today, OpenAI has announced a strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), which will allow the maker of ChatGPT to run its advanced AI workloads on AWS infrastructure. The deal is effective immediately. AWS is providing OpenAI with Amazon EC2 UltraServers, which feature hundreds of thousands of Nvidia GPUs and the ability to scale to tens of millions of CPUs for advanced generative AI workloads. The seven-year deal represents a $38 billion commitment, and will help OpenAI "rapidly expand compute capacity while benefiting from the price, performance, scale, and security of...

We already heard that iOS 26.4, scheduled to launch this coming spring, will finally unleash the improved Siri we've been waiting for in the past year or so. And it will all happen with Google's secret behind the scenes help, apparently. The same source, the usually very reliable (when it comes to Apple-related stuff) Mark Gurman over at Bloomberg, is also reporting that iOS 27 (and presumably iPadOS 27) will come with some "major updates" to the entire Apple Intelligence suite as well as Apple's "broader AI strategy". Those are pretty big words, but unfortunately Gurman hasn't...

Samsung's upcoming tri-fold smartphone was showcased in late October, but it's still not properly official. We might not have very long to wait, however, as it's now apparently been spotted in the Bluetooth SIG's certification database. Interestingly, multiple model numbers were certified - SM-D6390, SM-D639N, SM-D639U, SM-D639U1, and SM-D639B. The fact that we have all these model numbers implies rather wide geographical availability, including in North America, China, and Korea. The model ending in "B" is generally Samsung's global version of a device, but of course that doesn't...

Honor launched the Magic8 and Magic8 Pro in China in mid-October, and the company is now gearing up for the international launch of the latter. The Magic8 Pro will begin its journey outside of China in Malaysia, where it's already being teased by Honor's local arm. There's no exact launch date yet, only a "coming soon" notice posted to Honor's Malaysian X account, as you can see below. The Magic is Coming ✨A New Era of Master-Grade Imaging Flagship begins with the all-new HONOR Magic8 Pro and is ready to redefine every shot. Coming soon. https://t.co/9rERsc5aRB#HONORMalaysia...

Apple's improved and AI-ified Siri is now rumored to arrive in iOS 26.4, scheduled for release this coming spring, following multiple delays. That's some good news for users of the company's devices, but a new report makes an interesting claim about what's going on behind the scenes. Apple will allegedly use Google Gemini models for the new Siri, but won't tell anyone. Apple is basically paying Google to create a custom Gemini-based model that can run on Apple's private cloud servers to power Siri. Interestingly, Apple apparently pitted Google's Gemini against Anthropic's Claude and...

Realme unveiled two new C-series phones in Vietnam today with the Realme C85 Pro and Realme C85 5G. Both bring 6.8-inch displays alongside 50MP main cameras and 7,000mAh batteries with 45W charging as well as IP69K ingress protection. Realme C85 Pro and C85 5G Realme C85 Pro is equipped with the LTE-only Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 chip from 2023 while C85 5G gets the more recent and 5G-capable Dimensity 6300. Realme C85 5G is actually quite similar to the Realme 15x with the major difference being the faster 70W charging speeds on the 15x. Elsewhere, C85 Pro brings an AMOLED...